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U-healthcare system: State-of-the-art review and challenges
( SpringerLink , 2013 , Article)With the increase of an ageing population and chronic diseases, society becomes more health conscious and patients become "health consumers" looking for better health management. People's perception is shifting towards ... -
U-shaped association between dietary calcium density intake during adolescence and hypertension in adulthood-a 20-y longitudinal nationwide study in China
( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article)Background and Aims: We assessed longitudinal association between calcium intake during adolescence and hypertension in adulthood. Methods and Results: Longitudinal study data of 1611 participants from the China Health and ... -
U-shaped frcm for strength and deformation enhancement of reinforced concrete beams
( University of Cantabria - Building Technology R&D Group , 2020 , Conference Paper)The strength and deformation performances of fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM Uwrapped reinforced concrete (RC) beams has been studied in this work. Nine RC beams were used to assess this strengthening technique, ... -
UAE Women’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Physical Activity during Pregnancy
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)The benefits of being physically active during pregnancy are widely acknowledged. It is important for the prevention of chronic diseases and the promotion of good health for mothers and children. However, physical activity ... -
The UAE's Disruptive Policy in Libya
( SETA Foundation , 2020 , Article)In the last decade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a leading counter-revolutionary force in the Middle East. Feeling the heat of change in the region, the small, oil-rich Gulf country adopted an aggressive ... -
UAV Placement Optimization for Internet of Medical Things
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), intended for real-time health monitoring, are generating quantity of health data such as electrocardiogram, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure every second. The captured data should ... -
UAV Trajectory Optimization for Directional THz Links Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)As an alternative solution for quick disaster recovery of backhaul/fronthaul links, in this paper, a dynamic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-assisted heterogeneous (HetNet) network equipped with directional terahertz (THz) ... -
UAV-based Semi-Autonomous Data Acquisition and Classification
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)In the context of mobile Health (mHealth) applications, data are prone to several sources of contamination which would lead to false interpretation and misleading classification results. In this paper, a robust deep learning ... -
UAV-based Semi-Autonomous Data Acquisition and Classification
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Air pollution is a major issue contributing to global warming that threaten the quality of life on Earth. Numerous research disciplines are combining their efforts to combat air pollution by developing new methods to monitor ... -
UAV-enabled intelligent transportation systems for the smart city: Applications and challenges
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Article)There could be no smart city without a reliable and efficient transportation system. This necessity makes the ITS a key component of any smart city concept. While legacy ITS technologies are deployed worldwide in smart ... -
UAVs for improving seasonal vegetation assessment in arid environments
( Frontiers Media SA , 2024 , Article)In the last few decades, revegetation strategies for ecosystem restoration have received great attention in dryland studies, especially those related to the restoration and revegetation of native desert plants to combat ... -
UAVs Smart heuristics for Target Coverage and Path Planning Through Strategic Locations
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)The affordability and deployment-flexibility of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) have ignited the development of many smart applications, including surveillance, disaster management, and smart farming. Drone's energy consumption ... -
Ubiquitin-Related Modifier 1 (URM-1) Modulates Cx43 in Breast Cancer Cell Lines.
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Gap-junction-forming connexins are exquisitely regulated by post-translational modifications (PTMs). In particular, the PTM of connexin 43 (Cx43), a tumor suppressor protein, regulates its turnover and activity. Here, we ... -
Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37: an important cog in the oncogenic machinery of cancerous cells.
( BMC , 2021 , Article Review)Protein ubiquitination is one of the most crucial posttranslational modifications responsible for regulating the stability and activity of proteins involved in homeostatic cellular function. Inconsistencies in the ... -
Ubiquitous Arabic voice control device to assist people with disabilities
( IEEE , 2012 , Conference Paper)In this paper, the design of a very cost effective Arabic speech language controlled device, with continuous speech recognition is presented. The device has been developed as an integrated prototype (patent pending) with ... -
Ubiquitous monitoring system for critical cardiac abnormalities
( Springer , 2012 , Book chapter)In many critical cardiac abnormalities, it is desirable to have a monitoring system that can keep a constant surveillance on the conditions of the heart and its related patterns. This can be very convenient in clinical ... -
Ubiquitous monitoring system for critical cardiac abnormalities
( IEEE , 2012 , Conference Paper)In many critical cardiac abnormalities, it is desirable to have a monitoring system that can keep a constant surveillance on the conditions of the heart and its related patterns. This can be very convenient in clinical ... -
The Ulama and the Al Saud: A Relationship Between Elites in Saudi Arabia
(2016 , Master Thesis)The origins of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia date back to the alliance forged between the AlSaud and the preacher Muhammad Ibn AbdulWahhab in the 18th century, and the subsequent establishment of the first Saudi state. Since ... -
Ultra high gain step up DC/DC converter based on switched inductor and improved voltage lift technique for high-voltage applications
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)Voltage lift is a well-known technique to improve the voltage gain of the converter. A combination of switched inductor and the conventional voltage lift technique can be used to achieve high gain, but the semiconductor's ... -
Ultra-high aspect ratio copper nanowires as transparent conductive electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells
( SPIE , 2016 , Conference Paper)We report the synthesis of ultra-high aspect ratio copper nanowires (CuNW) and fabrication of CuNW-based transparent conductive electrodes (TCE) with high optical transmittance (>80%) and excellent sheet resistance (Rs <30 ...
